French language is also called as Romance language
HISTORY
It dates back to the year 51 and 58 BC,
with the invasion of the Gauls by the Roman army in France, led by Julius Caesar, and it is then that Latin or popular Latin spread throughout the territory. Thus displacing the Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul.
It can be said that the French language continues its
transformation, and that is how King Francis I decrees French as the official language. The same would be mandatory in all written texts and in the oral language of all France as to what is the origin of French.
Some time later, the first written works of a literary type
appeared, by clerics and educated people, the first text in French is the Oaths of Strasbourg from the 9th century, where the first testimony of a Romance language spoken in France, already clearly different from Latin, is found. .
THE CURRENT FRENCH
Currently the French language is the only
one that, along with English, is spoken on all five continents. Having as official language 32 countries.
French is the third most used language
worldwide, since this language is the official language of international institutions. As for example: the international red cross, the European Union and UNESCO.
WORDS
Bonjour = Hello, Good morning.
Au revoir = Goodbye. Oui = Yes. Non = No. Merci = Thank you. Merci beaucoup = Thank you very much. Fille = Girl. Garçon = Boy.